Hockey Practice Plan Objectives: Review skating, puckhandling, passing and shooting. Introduce breakout positioning, basic breakout options. Date: Practice: #4 Level: 12-and-Under (Pee Wee) Skill Work Team Play Systems/Concepts Speed/Games Testing X Skating 1 on 1 Defensive Cov. Short Work - Quickness X Puck Control 2 on 0 Backcheck Small Ice Modified Games X Passing/Receiving 2 on 1 Forecheck X Full Ice Modified Games X Shooting 2 on 2 X Breakouts FUN - Relay Contests Checking 3 on 1 Entering Attack Zone Skills Testing X Agility Work 3 on 2 Triangulization/Cycling Misc. X Goaltending Face-offs Def./Forwards Power Play/Penalty Kill Time Drill Emphasis 5 mins. Off-ice stretching Nice and Easy 10 mins. 1. a. butterfly stretch - Big C crossovers continuous, hurdler, Quality ostrich, in and outs, S-drill, sprints red to blue, sprints blue Focus to blue, quality skating with speed, get out of comfort Control zone; b. forward rhythm skating, push almost touch with good weight shifting; c. backward swizzle; d. backward crossovers; e. backward two crossovers and then three backward crossovers - left then right; f. backward with partner - forward to backward; g. back crossovers then mohawk forward; h. control turn with mohawk; i.-j. control turns; k. two big 360 0 crossovers; l.-n. crossover skating; o. out of zone crossovers; p. peanut crossovers; q. stopping on boards; r. forward to backward race 10 mins. 2. a.-c. puckhandling stationary drills; d. puckhandling war; Heads up e. Olympic puckhandling drill; f. puckhandling against flow; g. puckhandle go to forehand side 10 mins. 3. a.-d. shooting on boards with buddy; e.-g. puckhandling Keep head up through cones; h. different angle approaches to net; i. pretzel with pass; j. pretzel with pass and rebound 10 mins. 4. a. passing six stationary pass - three forehand, three Tape to tape passes backhand; b. board passing; c. 2 on 0 around rink, rob out, board pass, give and go, pass with diagonal pass, return pass, drop pass, escape pass, forward against defense skating, forward against defense passing; d.-j. breakout drills 10 mins. 5. Showdown Fun competition 30 Practice Plans
Drill Formation Stretches Butterfly formation moving stretches Drill Formation Stretches Forward rhythm push-almost-touch Backward swizzle skating Backward crossover skating Backward two or three step crossovers - right then left Drill Formation Stretches Backward with partner - turn to middle - chest to chest - skate forward - inward player is leader Practice Plans 31
Drill Formation Stretches Two big 360 degree circles - near and middle zones Drill Formation Stretches Backward crossover to middle then step forward and skate to boards - continue drill to end Drill Formation Stretches Russian circles - 360 degree - scootering with outside skate and inside edge Push-unders with inside skate - outside edge 32 Practice Plans
Drill Formation Stretches Skate forward, do control turn toward middle - flip hip, go backward to boards then step out with a mohawk Drill Formation Stretches Two big crossovers Drill Control Turns Keep low center of gravity Strong thrusts Practice Plans 33
Drill Crossovers Forward and backward Drill Peanut Crossovers Keep good form Quick feet Good body shifting Drill Puckhandling War One puck - start with face-off then protect puck with keep-away 1 on 1 in circle 34 Practice Plans
Drill Heel to Heel Stepouts Focus on form Keep knees bent Low center of gravity Open up hips and shoulder Drill Olympic Puckhandling Players are in opposite corners with pucks On whistle, three players from each corner with pucks skate into the neutral zone, on each successive whistle, one, two or three go in and shoot on goal Drill Skating Forward point backside - flip hip, backward crossovers, skate forward at hash marks - go backward - race Practice Plans 35
Drill Puckhandling Eyes up, skate half speed, threequarters speed - handling the puck against flow Drill Puckhandling Stationary Figure 8 with puck Skate circles with puck - left to right, right to left, forward to backward, diagonal, yo-yo, full extension forehand then backhand, left to right, right to left fast Drill Puckhandling Player pushes puck one handed to blue line then two hands on stick, go around neutral zone dots, skate in on coach, coach points to player's forehand, player goes to forehand then shoots on goal 36 Practice Plans
Drill Shooting Partner up - four pucks Shoot forehand off pass Shoot forehand with partner tipping Drag puck and shoot Curl and shoot backwards Drill Pretzel With Pass Player skates up and over blueline Receives pass from opposite corner Shoots on goal and gets rebound shot Drill Control Turns Skate up boards and go around all three cones Shoot on goal using wrist shot, backhand shot or snap shot, go for rebound Skate up boards, 360 degree circle, puckhandle on three cones, go through middle, fake to backhand, go to forehand Practice Plans 37
Drill Six Station Pass Start drill in middle Player picks puck up in corner Makes 3 give and go passes and shoots on goal Picks up another puck and gives 3 give and go passes and takes another shot on goal at the other end Drill Zig-Zag Right Angle Zig-zag right angle mohawk on cones then come across far post and shoot Drill Angles Pass Player in corner makes an angle pass off the boards to a player in the neutral zone The player in the neutral zone receives the pass off the boards and shoots on goal 38 Practice Plans
Drill Different Approaches to Net Angle and different approaches to shooting on net Drill 2 on 0 Around Rink Board pass give and go Pass with diagonal return pass, drop pass Escape pass Group in middle practicing drop pass Drill Passing B.O. carry around net and pass to forward Practice Plans 39
Drill Puckhandling Defenseman dumps puck into corner, then retrieves the puck and carries it around the net F1 goes to far B.O. position, F2 goes to near B.O. position, D passes to F2, F1 comes across for board pass Drill Passing The defenseman carries the puck around the net and passes to the forward The forward makes a return pass to the defenseman They skate up the ice 2 on 0 and shoot on goal Drill B.O. Practice Carry around, pass-return-pass, counter, reversing 40 Practice Plans
Drill Passing Defenseman carries puck behind the net to far post, come back to near post and pass to forward Variation counter to near post Drill Passing B.O. stretch pass Player 1 skates towards net with puck and shoots on goal Player 1 then retrieves puck in other corner and makes long pass to Player 2 Run drill on both sides Drill Passing Reverse ring - the defenseman carries the puck behind the net to the far post and brings it back around to the forward Practice Plans 41
Drill Showdown Individual or team Time or not timed Description Notes/Comments Description Notes/Comments 42 Practice Plans
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